
The Westminster residential facility and school has reached agreements with “over 90% of the claimants,” according to an email obtained by VTDigger.
The Westminster residential facility and school has reached agreements with “over 90% of the claimants,” according to an email obtained by VTDigger.
Last year, Vermont Public announced plans to buy Northern Vermont University’s Lyndon radio station. A provision in Vermont law could complicate that sale.
The school’s board of trustees approved a resolution Friday to officially name the honors college the Patrick Leahy Honors College.
The board determined that those rules cannot apply to private schools under Vermont law. But members said they hoped to revisit the question of private schools soon.
In an open letter to university President Suresh Garimella, more than 150 faculty members raised “serious concerns about (his) leadership and trustworthiness.”
United Academics, which represents roughly 700 faculty members, says that the University of Vermont administration increased workloads without a corresponding pay bump.
The state is slated to send $9.6 million in federal pandemic funds to the families of all students in Vermont public schools, and some in independent schools.
Lawmakers agreed to lower property tax rates slightly as part of Vermont’s annual “yield bill,” which sets the financial outlook for the next fiscal year. But don’t expect a lower tax bill.
The vote comes two months after voters in Barre City and Barre Town turned down a smaller version of the budget, one that school administrators said would have forced cuts across the district.
Lawmakers have spent months on the legislation, which would prevent pay discrimination on the basis of race, gender and sexual orientation, among others, and would make it easier for victims to pursue harassment claims.